“Russia is successfully cooperating in the Arctic with India on the Vostok Oil project,” he said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

In addition, Barbin pointed to the successful cooperation with China in the Arctic on LNG projects and in the development of transportation along the Northern Sea Route.

The Ambassador also spoke about the increased interest in cooperation with Moscow from non-Arctic states.

In December, the Politico newspaper wrote that Russia has been ahead of the United States in the fight for the Arctic region over the past two decades.